Salicornia
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Salicornia europaea
See also: salicornia
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin sal (“salt”) + Latin cornu (“horn”).
Proper noun
Salicornia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – succulent, salt-tolerant herbs (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae - family; Salicornioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Salicornia perennis (chickenclaws) - type species; Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf saltwort), Salicornia depressa (Virginia glasswort), Salicornia maritima (slender grasswort), Salicornia rubra (red swampfire), Salicornia pacifica (Pacific swampfire), Salicornia utahensis (Utah swampfire) - selected other species; for other species see
Salicornia on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salicornia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Salicornia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Salicornia at USDA Plants database
